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Posted on 7/11/25 at 10:57 pm to OWLFAN86
Gary Moore.
Blues, rock, metal, jazz...he could go toe to toe with anyone. His playing was just so melodic, even when shredding. Unreal accuracy, never a wrong note.
Blues, rock, metal, jazz...he could go toe to toe with anyone. His playing was just so melodic, even when shredding. Unreal accuracy, never a wrong note.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 12:05 am to OWLFAN86
Greatest or favorite? My favorite is Skydog
Posted on 7/12/25 at 1:00 am to tigersaint74
Posted on 7/12/25 at 2:17 pm to OWLFAN86
5 pages no Tony Rice? 
Posted on 7/12/25 at 2:46 pm to geauxjuice
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5 pages no Tony Rice?
I almost posted his name but went with Knopfler instead.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 3:26 pm to auggie
Also 5 pages and no one mentioned Adrian Smith and Dave Murray…comical
Posted on 7/12/25 at 6:04 pm to OWLFAN86
This is always so subjective but if we're using "greatest" then it's gotta include certain criteria to achieve that.
It may not be your favorite or even someone you like, but I'd probably say it needs to include some mix of:
- great technical skill
- influential to the point of changing how many people play the instrument
- great song writer
- original and somewhat unorthodox (which overlaps a bit with point 2)
There's just too many awesome guitarists out there, but only a few that hit those marks.
Hendrix, Gilmour and EVH stand out but I'm bias to them.
It may not be your favorite or even someone you like, but I'd probably say it needs to include some mix of:
- great technical skill
- influential to the point of changing how many people play the instrument
- great song writer
- original and somewhat unorthodox (which overlaps a bit with point 2)
There's just too many awesome guitarists out there, but only a few that hit those marks.
Hendrix, Gilmour and EVH stand out but I'm bias to them.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 6:15 pm to Degas
They (Journey) sound better like this. Lol
Posted on 7/12/25 at 7:12 pm to OWLFAN86
Sonny Landreth deserves a mention.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 7:48 pm to OWLFAN86
Obviously SRV will be the choice for a lot of folks, rightfully so.
But, the greatest player of any string instrument of all time is Roy Clark. It really isn't debatable.
Most of you people will never heard of this next dude. But shredders are well aware of who he is. He was a friend of mine and he died, he died.
RIP Shawn Lane.
I know most of y'all will gloss over or ignore, but this guy was next level. Shawn Lane was Bucketheads idol.
3rd place goes to Monte Montgomery. I sure wish I could play like this.
Youtube Link
But, the greatest player of any string instrument of all time is Roy Clark. It really isn't debatable.
Most of you people will never heard of this next dude. But shredders are well aware of who he is. He was a friend of mine and he died, he died.
RIP Shawn Lane.
I know most of y'all will gloss over or ignore, but this guy was next level. Shawn Lane was Bucketheads idol.
3rd place goes to Monte Montgomery. I sure wish I could play like this.
Youtube Link
Posted on 7/12/25 at 8:17 pm to Rebel
Berton Aavern
Posted on 7/12/25 at 8:19 pm to OWLFAN86
you need to watch that Shawn Lane documentary.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 8:26 pm to Rebel
i saved it ,, Might watch it tonight or tomorrow into the Astros game right now
it was a good chat we need to finish it
it was a good chat we need to finish it
Posted on 7/12/25 at 8:44 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 7/12/25 at 9:00 pm to Rebel
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But, the greatest player of any string instrument of all time is Roy Clark. It really isn't debatable.
lol.
Any string instrument? So now you’re included all the famous violinists and cello players, on top of all the guitar, banjo and mandolin players.
Not debatable? Of course it’s fricking debatable.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 9:05 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Not debatable? Of course it’s fricking debatable.
nope. it's been proven by several different studies at MIT, Stanford, and Centenary.
Roy Clark was a savant. He really was that good.
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 7/12/25 at 9:10 pm to Rebel
Clark was one of the greats
Posted on 7/26/25 at 6:48 pm to Rebel
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But, the greatest player of any string instrument of all time is Roy Clark. It really isn't debatable.
You are a genius my friend.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:33 pm to OWLFAN86
I agree there is no such thing as the greatest ever. Even if you tried to come up with a legitimate list then it would probably need to be broken down by genre and sub genre.
Some of my favs have already been listed in the comments before mine. Here is a few more that haven’t been mentioned so far in no particular order.
1. Malmsteen
2. Wyld
3. Dime
4. All the guys from Maiden
5. KK & Glenn
6. Mustaine
7. Het & Hammet
8. Criss Olivia
9. Iommi
10. Kenny Hickey
That’s just a few of my favs. Could keep adding to this list all night tbh.
Some of my favs have already been listed in the comments before mine. Here is a few more that haven’t been mentioned so far in no particular order.
1. Malmsteen
2. Wyld
3. Dime
4. All the guys from Maiden
5. KK & Glenn
6. Mustaine
7. Het & Hammet
8. Criss Olivia
9. Iommi
10. Kenny Hickey
That’s just a few of my favs. Could keep adding to this list all night tbh.
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